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All you need to know about Mark Carney, the next prime minister of Canada

Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada's next prime minister after a Liberal Party leadership vote in a landslide. Carney is 59. He was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, on March 16, 1965, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. CredentialsCarney ran the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. After helping Canada manage the worst impacts of the 2008 financial crisis, he was recruited to become the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694. In 2020, he began serving as the United Nations' special envoy for climate action and finance. Carney is a former Goldman Sachs executive. He worked for 13 years in London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto, before being appointed deputy governor of the Bank of Canada in 2003. He has no experience in politics. EducationCarney received a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University in 1988, and master's and doctoral degrees in economics from Oxford University. L

Trudeau highlights Liberal party's achievements ahead of stepping down

Trudeau said, I am damn proud of what we've done over these past 10 years for the middle class and the people working hard to join it

Donald Trump hints at possible revision of US-Canada border demarcation

Notably, the border treaty that Trump referred to was established in 1908 and finalized the international boundary between Canada, then a British dominion, and the United States

Canada will be in trade war with US for 'foreseeable future', says Trudeau

Donald Trump launched a new trade war by imposing tariffs against Washington's three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China

Trump slams Trudeau for using tariffs, fentanyl crisis to stay in power

The US President said he highlighted the loss of lives due to fentanyl, which came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico

Trudeau not to lift retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves some on Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unwilling to lift Canada's retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump leaves any US tariffs on Canada, a senior government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official confirmed Trudeau's stance on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter. The official said Trump and Trudeau spoke by phone around midday. Other Canadian officials publicly echoed Trudeau's position. We're not interested in meeting in the middle and having some reduced tariff. Canada wants the tariffs removed, Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the leader of Canada's most populous province, agreed. Zero tariffs or nothing. This attack was not started by our country. This was started by President Trump. He decided to declare an economic war against our country and our province, and we're going to hold str

Donald Trump, Trudeau to speak on Wednesday amid escalating tariff row

Canada then announced immediate retaliatory measures on tens of billions of dollars worth of goods, prompting Trump to threaten even more tariffs

'Dumb thing to do': Trudeau's message to 'smart guy' Trump on US tariffs

Drawing a contrast between the US's approach to Canada and its stance on Russia, Trudeau remarked: 'Make that make sense'

Justin Trudeau meets King Charles amid Trump's Canada annexation threat

Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada should join the United States as its 51st state

Trudeau to bring up US' threat to annex Canada in meeting with King Charles

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with King Charles III, the country's head of state, on Monday where he will discuss US President Donald Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state. The king has come under criticism in Canada for being silent about Trump's threats to annex Canada. Trudeau said in London on Sunday he will discuss matters of importance to Canadians with Charles and said "nothing seems more important to Canadians right now than standing up for our sovereignty and our independence as a nation. Charles is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies. Overall, the antiroyal movement in Canada is small, but the silence of the monarch on Trump's threats have spurred talk in recent days. Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said for Canadians disappointed that King Charles has not commented on Trump's threats he can only act on the advice of Canada's prime minister. The Government of Canada should ask the H

Will have immediate, extremely strong response: Canada on US' tariffs

Trump has decided to move forward with the imposition of tariffs on Canada and Mexico, starting March 4 as the flow of illicit drugs into the US hasn't stopped

What is the Five Eyes group, and why does Trump's aide want Canada out?

Donald Trump's aide, Peter Navarro, is pushing to remove Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, arguing it serves US interests

Canada PM Trudeau visits Kyiv on 3rd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine conflict

The Canadian Prime Minister's visit to Ukraine on February 24 aimed to reaffirm Canada's commitment to supporting Ukraine, both militarily and financially, according to Ukrainian President's office

Trump, Trudeau discuss G7 meet, stress need to end Russia-Ukraine war

The two leaders also talked about Monday's G7 call that will mark the third anniversary of the invasion and war in Ukraine

Here's why Donald Trump wants Canada's wealth of critical minerals

Canada is rich in nearly three dozen critical minerals essential to modern technology and produces more than 60 minerals and metals including nickel, potash, aluminum and uranium

Canadian govt department detects 'malicious activity' targeting candidate

A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference said Friday it has detected a coordinated and malicious activity targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland. A release from the Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, based at Global Affairs Canada, said the activity has been traced to a WeChat account linked to the Chinese government. The launch of this information operation was traced to WeChat's most popular news account an anonymous blog that has been previously linked by experts at the China Digital Times to the People's Republic of China, the release said. RRM Canada identified over 30 WeChat news accounts taking part in the campaign. The campaign received very high levels of engagement and views. The release said members of Freeland's campaign and the executive of the Liberal Party of Canada have been briefed on the findings. Freeland responded to the news releasee with a post on X Friday evening. I will not be intimidated by

Canada must think tactically on dealing with Trump tariff threats: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada must think tactically and strategically on how to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose hefty tariffs on all Canadian imports. Speaking in Toronto at the opening of a one-day summit on the Canada-U.S. economic relationship, Trudeau told the gathering of trade, business and labor experts the country must work with the U.S. to avoid tariffs. He also said Canada needs to eliminate internal trade barriers and expand its trade with other nations. This is a moment, said Trudeau. This is a time in our country's history that really matters. Later, local media reported that Trudeau told business leaders at the summit that Trump's comments to make Canada the 51th state are a real thing. Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In my conversations with him on, Trudeau said, before the microphone cut out, Canada's public broadcaster CBC reported. Trump on M

Canada to host summit on boosting economy after Trump tariff threat

Trudeau said the one-day meeting would group leaders in trade, business, public policy, and organized labor to build what he called a long-term prosperity agenda

US President Donald Trump holds talks with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Tariffs imposed by Trump on Canada are set to take effect tomorrow

Tariff war with US likely to put Canada into recession, say economists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plan to retaliate on C$155 billion ($105 billion) worth of American-made products will trim real gross domestic product growth by 2 to 4 percentage points